School Nurse - Registered 2026-2027

JOB

DESCRIPTION

Registered

Nurse

GENERAL

INFORMATION

Title:

Registered

Nurse

Union

Status:

ESPA

Work

Year:

192

days

Reports

To:

Building

Principal/Coordinator

of

Health

Services

ISBE

Classification/Code:

374

Evaluation :

Annually

by

the

Principal/Coordinator

of

Health

Services

FLSA

Status:

Non-Exempt

Supervisory

Responsibilities:

None

Salary:

Schedule

C

Pay

Scale

Benefits:

Board

Paid

Single

Coverage

GENERAL

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide

and/or

delegate

services

including

first

aid,

care

for

ill

students

and

emergency

care

to

students

and

staff.

Screen

for

health

problems

that

impact

education.

Identify

and

manage

students'

health

concerns

so

they

are

ready

to

learn.

ESSENTIAL

FUNCTIONS:

Administer

illness,

first

aid

and

emergency

nursing

care

to

students

in

accordance

with

licensure

law

and

district

policies

Administer

medications

and

health

treatments

in

accordance

with

licensure

law

and

district

policies

Maintain

compliant

student

health

records

Perform

or

coordinate

state

mandated

vision

and

hearing

screening.

Assist

the

education

team

in

planning

to

support

medical

conditions

of

students

within

the

school

Manage

and

maintain

a

neat

and

efficient

school

health

office

Have

the

ability

to

work

from

home,

in

the

event

work

from

home

is

provided

by

the

district,

including

the

ability

to

access

WIFI

Check

and

respond

to

District

email

at

a

minimum

of

once

daily

Perform

other

duties

as

assigned

JOB

REQUIREMENTS:

MINIMUM

QUALIFICATIONS

Current

Illinois

Registered

Nurse

License

Current

CPR

certification

Able

to

perform

effective

care

and

emergency

response

for

persons

within

assigned

building

Basic

computer

skills

Good

communication

skills

EDUCATION,

CREDENTIALS

and/or

EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's

degree

preferred

Pediatric

experience

preferred

IDPH

Certification

Vision

preferred

Hearing

Screening

Technician

preferred

PHYSICAL

DEMANDS

AND

WORK

ENVIRONMENT:

While

performing

the

duties

of

the

job,

the

employee

is

regularly

required

to

sit;

use

hands

to

finger,

handle,

or

feel;

and

talk

or

hear.

The

employee

regularly

is

required

to

reach

with

hands

and

arms.

The

employee

is

regularly

required

to

stand

and

walk.

The

employee

must

occasionally

lift

and/or

move

up

to

10

pounds

and

occasionally

lift

and/or

move

up

to

20

pounds.

Specific

vision

abilities

required

by

this

job

include:

close

vision,

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JOB

DESCRIPTION

Registered

Nurse

distance

vision,

color

vision,

peripheral

vision,

depth

perception,

and

ability

to

adjust

focus.

The

employee

regularly

types

using

a

keyboard.

In

the

work

environment,

the

employee

is

exposed

to

video

display

and

works

in

office

environmental

conditions.

Occasional

opportunities

may

be

available

for

work

in

the

evening

or

on

weekends.

The

employee

is

occasionally

exposed

to

outdoor

weather

conditions

and

occasionally

works

with

the

use

of

a

personal

vehicle.

The

employee

will

have

contact

with

the

public

which

requires

appropriate

demeanor

and

apparel.

The

noise

level

in

the

work

environment

is

usually

moderate.

The

physical

demands

and

work

environment

described

are

representative

of

those

that

must

be

met

by

an

employee

to

successfully

perform

the

essential

functions

of

this

job.

Reasonable

accommodations

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

the

essential

functions.

Reviewed/Revised:

July,

2022

Salary

and

Benefits

Information

Added

May

2025

The

statements

in

this

job

description

are

intended

to

describe

the

general

nature

and

level

of

the

work

to

be

performed

by

(an)

individual(s)

assigned

to

this

position.

They

are

not

an

exhaustive

list

of

all

duties

and

responsibilities

related

to

the

position.

This

job

description

will

be

reviewed

periodically

as

duties

and

responsibilities

change

with

the

business

necessity

and

School

Board

Policy

and

procedures.

Essential

and

marginal

job

functions

are

subject

to

modification.

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